Coat of Arms.....

Time looked to being rather tight today so I suggested an earlier collection of the ballot box for tomorrow's election might ease things up a bit. So at 7.30 this morning we arrived at Lewisham Town Hall and were actually first in the queue. While D was collecting umpteen trolleys, boxes and ballot papers, I took a moment to look at the Coat of Arms on the wall of the building.

The Latin translates colloquially as "The welfare of the people is the most important consideration." For further information I googled the borough site and wikipedia came up trumps again.

The Latin motto was Salus Populi Suprema Lex, or "the welfare of the people is the highest law" - a motto common to many English municipalities.
In 1950, in celebration of the borough's golden jubilee, a grant of arms was obtained from the College of Arms.[6]
The shield was greatly simplified: A Saxon crown and golden lion recalled the association of King Alfred with the area. The background of three colours recalled the three main areas of the borough: green for Lee Green, purple for Hither (or heather) Green and black for Blackheath.
The raven crest was retained, with the addition of a silver and blue wave for the Ravensbourne.
The 1901 supporters were altered to make them unique to the borough. Around their necks were placed mural crowns, representative of local government.




I was back in time for the second lesson and our wonderful final practice student was doing a fantastic maths lesson, so I happily left her to it.

We no longer live in this borough, but I did for most of my growing up years. A VERY early start tomorrow morning too, though not for me I'm glad to say.